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The School of Politics and Economics at King's College London, home to the Department of Political Economy, Department of European and International Studies, the King's Russia Institute and the Institute of Middle Eastern Studies. E-mail: spe@kcl.ac.uk

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Congratulations to our class of 2025! ๐ŸŽ“๐Ÿ‘ Wishing you all every success for the future ๐Ÿ€๐Ÿ“ˆ

05.08.2025 07:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The key to better online debate? New study reveals strategies to cut toxicity and improve political discussions Researchers have discovered the key to more constructive political argument online lies in the approach.

The key to better online debate? ๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿค–

A new study co-authored by Professor Anne Rasmussen reveals strategies to cut toxicity and improve political discussions ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

Read more โฌ‡๏ธ

www.kcl.ac.uk/news/the-key...

30.07.2025 10:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The key to better online debate? New study reveals strategies to cut toxicity and improve political discussions Researchers have discovered the key to more constructive political argument online lies in the approach.

The key to better online debate? ๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿค–

A new study co-authored by Professor Anne Rasmussen reveals strategies to cut toxicity and improve political discussions ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

Read more โฌ‡๏ธ

www.kcl.ac.uk/news/the-key...

30.07.2025 10:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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King's plays host to major new conference The inaugural conference of the Philosophy, Politics and Economics Society London was hosted by the Department of Political Economy at Kingโ€™s.

The inaugural conference of the Philosophy, Politics and Economics Society London was hosted by the Department of Political Economy at Kingโ€™s ๐Ÿ’ญโš–๏ธ

Read more โฌ‡๏ธ

www.kcl.ac.uk/news/kings-p...

23.07.2025 09:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Research Associate

๐Ÿ’ก Research opportunity ๐Ÿ’ก

The Centre for the Study of Governance and Society in the Department of Political Economy is seeking a one-year post-doctoral fellow to work on the project โ€˜Market Economies and Green Idealsโ€™ ๐ŸŒฟ ๐Ÿ“ˆ

More information here ๐Ÿ‘‡

www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/114929-...

22.07.2025 13:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New book makes case for rethink on migration policy A new book co-authored by a Kingโ€™s academic makes the case for a fresh perspective on migration, arguing that current security-focused policies are failing.

A new book co-authored by Simona Talani and Matilde Rosina makes the case for a fresh perspective on migration, arguing that current security-focused policies are failing ๐Ÿ“š

Read more ๐Ÿ‘‡

www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-boo...

21.07.2025 08:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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King's academic provides expert testimony in landmark case A Kingโ€™s academic was called to provide expert evidence in a major constitutional case in Ireland.

Our academic, Professor Andrew Blick, was called to provide expert evidence in a major constitutional case in Ireland โš–๏ธ๐Ÿ“š

Read more โฌ‡๏ธ

www.kcl.ac.uk/news/kings-a...

15.07.2025 13:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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King's academic provides expert testimony in landmark case A Kingโ€™s academic was called to provide expert evidence in a major constitutional case in Ireland.

Our academic, Professor Andrew Blick, was called to provide expert evidence in a major constitutional case in Ireland โš–๏ธ๐Ÿ“š

Read more โฌ‡๏ธ

www.kcl.ac.uk/news/kings-a...

15.07.2025 13:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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King's academics collaborate with Australian and US researchers to tackle security and defence challenges Academics from the departments of War Studies and Engineering and the School of Politics and Economics have been awarded research project funding to collaborate with Arizona State University (ASU) and...

Professor Sam Greene will be leading a collaborative research project with Australian and US researchers as part of the PLuS Alliance.

Funded projects will aim to tackle pressing global security and defence issues ๐ŸŒ

Read more ๐Ÿ‘‡

www.kcl.ac.uk/news/kings-a...

10.07.2025 05:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Annual symposium puts spotlight on injustice and censorship The Kingโ€™s Russia Institute hosted its annual symposium, Scholarly Knowledge in the Context of Epistemic Injustice and Censorship, bringing together scholars from around the world.

The annual King's Russia symposium put the spotlight on injustice and censorship โš–๏ธ๐Ÿ“ฐ

Scholars from around the ๐ŸŒ discussed issues as broad as the impact of authoritarian politics on scholarship and the future trajectories of knowledge production

More โฌ‡๏ธ
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/annual-...

09.07.2025 12:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

A new paper by our PhD researcher Claire Burchett
has been published in the journal Party Politics ๐Ÿ“‘

Claire's research examines the strategic framing of Jews, antisemitism, and Israel by the AfD and the FPร–

You can read it here ๐Ÿ‘‡
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

07.07.2025 11:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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International law 'failing to protect national sovereignty' A core principle of international law, the right of states to consent to the rules that bind them, fails to protect national sovereignty and may actually undermine it, a new academic paper has argued.

A core principle of international law, the right of states to consent to the rules that bind them, fails to protect national sovereignty and may actually undermine it, a new paper by Dr Carmen Pavel argues ๐ŸŒโš–๏ธ

Read more ๐Ÿ‘‡
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/academi...

03.07.2025 07:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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International law 'failing to protect national sovereignty' A core principle of international law, the right of states to consent to the rules that bind them, fails to protect national sovereignty and may actually undermine it, a new academic paper has argued.

A core principle of international law, the right of states to consent to the rules that bind them, fails to protect national sovereignty and may actually undermine it, a new paper by Dr Carmen Pavel argues ๐ŸŒโš–๏ธ

Read more ๐Ÿ‘‡
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/academi...

03.07.2025 07:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Is there a link between political cycles and road building? Roads โ€“ with their high visibility as signs of progress have often been used in political campaigns. But is there a link between political cycles and road building?

Roads โ€“ with their high visibility as signs of progress have often been used in political campaigns. But is there a link between political cycles and road building?

Check out new research co-authored by our academic, Professor Amrita Dhillon โฌ‡๏ธ

www.kcl.ac.uk/news/is-ther...

30.06.2025 08:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Rethinking Assessment in the Age of Generative AI The presence of generative AI in studentsโ€™ lives is not temporary. It is not a passing trend to be contained. It is a shift in the knowledge landscape that demands thoughtful, measured responses.โ€ฆ

In a thought-provoking new feature, @bpiotrowska.bsky.social examines the role of generative AI in higher education and discusses the challenges facing the sector as it seeks to adapt ๐Ÿค– ๐ŸŽ“

Read it here ๐Ÿ‘‡

www.kcl.ac.uk/rethinking-a...

27.06.2025 07:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Rethinking Assessment in the Age of Generative AI The presence of generative AI in studentsโ€™ lives is not temporary. It is not a passing trend to be contained. It is a shift in the knowledge landscape that demands thoughtful, measured responses.โ€ฆ

In a thought-provoking new feature, @bpiotrowska.bsky.social examines the role of generative AI in higher education and discusses the challenges facing the sector as it seeks to adapt ๐Ÿค– ๐ŸŽ“

Read it here ๐Ÿ‘‡

www.kcl.ac.uk/rethinking-a...

27.06.2025 07:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Who Needs a Theory of Justice? Judith Shklar and the Politics of Injustice | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core Who Needs a Theory of Justice? Judith Shklar and the Politics of Injustice

Who Needs a Theory of Justice? โš–๏ธ

Professor Robin Douglass discusses Judith Shklar and the politics of injustice in a new article published in @apsrjournal.bsky.social

Read it here โฌ‡๏ธ
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

25.06.2025 09:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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La faillite de lโ€™ร‰tat en Amรฉrique | Le Grand Continent Avec Trump, les ร‰tats-Unis pourraient bientรดt devenir un ร‰tat failli. Si nous ne voulons pas รชtre entraรฎnรฉs dans la chute de lโ€™Amรฉrique, nous devons nous prรฉparer. Une piรจce de doctrine signรฉe Alexa...

A new essay by @aphclarkson.bsky.social examines Donald Trump and the slide towards state failure in the United States

Read the full article, published in Grand Continent, here ๐Ÿ‘‡

legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2025/04/2...

23.06.2025 12:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Study shows working from home has potential to significantly boost productivity A new study has revealed that remote work has the potential to significantly boost productivity and bring underrepresented groups into the workforce.

๐Ÿ†• A study co-authored by Dr Cevat Giray Aksoy
found evidence that remote work has the potential to significantly boost productivity and bring underrepresented groups into the workforce ๐Ÿ“ˆ

Read more ๐Ÿ‘‡

www.kcl.ac.uk/news/study-s...

20.06.2025 08:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Study shows working from home has potential to significantly boost productivity A new study has revealed that remote work has the potential to significantly boost productivity and bring underrepresented groups into the workforce.

๐Ÿ†• A study co-authored by Dr Cevat Giray Aksoy
found evidence that remote work has the potential to significantly boost productivity and bring underrepresented groups into the workforce ๐Ÿ“ˆ

Read more ๐Ÿ‘‡

www.kcl.ac.uk/news/study-s...

20.06.2025 08:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ†• The number of people in the #UK living below the Happiness Poverty Line is rising, according to a new report authored by our academic Dr Maria Cotofan with the World Wellbeing Movement ๐Ÿ“

18.06.2025 08:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New report shows millions more people estimated to be living below Happiness Poverty Line The number of UK people living below the Happiness Poverty Line is rising, according to a new report co-authored by a Kingโ€™s College London academic.

Read more here โฌ‡๏ธ

www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-rep...

18.06.2025 08:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Dr Cotofan said ๐Ÿ‘‡

"There are already substantial differences in happiness across areas in the UK, and happiness appears to be stagnating below pre-pandemic levels. What we donโ€™t yet understand well enough is why this is the case, but this is a crucial question."

18.06.2025 08:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

About 7โƒฃ million adults across ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง are now estimated to be living in happiness poverty - about 13 per cent of the population aged 16 โž•

Of home nations, Wales has the highest rate of residents living below the Happiness Poverty Line (15pc), with Northern Ireland the lowest (12pc)

18.06.2025 08:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And the gradual improvements in average UK wellbeing levels observed before the COVID-19 pandemic have been erased๐Ÿ”„๐Ÿ“‰

Prior to 2020, the proportion of people living below the Happiness Poverty Line was falling year on year.

That trend has now reversed โ˜น๏ธ

18.06.2025 08:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Using the latest life satisfaction data from the ONS, the 2025 UK Wellbeing Report estimates an additional 650,000 adults have fallen below the Happiness Poverty Line compared to the previous 12 months ๐Ÿ˜€โ˜น๏ธ

18.06.2025 08:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ†• The number of people in the #UK living below the Happiness Poverty Line is rising, according to a new report authored by our academic Dr Maria Cotofan with the World Wellbeing Movement ๐Ÿ“

18.06.2025 08:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Academic brings research insights to global audience A Kingโ€™s academic brought insights from his research to a global audience at the prestigious Norway Chess tournament.

Our academic, @mehmetmars7.bsky.social brought insights from his #gametheory research to a global audience at the prestigious Norway Chess tournament โ™Ÿ๏ธ๐Ÿ“บ

Read more โฌ‡๏ธ

www.kcl.ac.uk/news/academi...

17.06.2025 08:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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City firms order workers back to the office as WFH perks end Office space is increasingly in demand in London as financial companies reverse pandemic working policies

Research by Dr Cevat Giray Aksoy on hybrid working and changing labour markets features in a new @financialtimes.com article on the return of office mandates ๐Ÿ’ผ

Read it here ๐Ÿ‘‡
www.ft.com/content/f583...

12.06.2025 09:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Very proud of this new publication. My fantastic co-author, Lea Heyne, and I look at how the management of the COVID19 economic shock affected attitudes towards democracy in the same group of countries that had experienced the 2010 sovereign debt crisis. And we found good news! #DemocracyUnderStrain

11.06.2025 14:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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